Re: [tdf-discuss] [SC] How to define "Membership" within TDF?

On Wed, 2010-10-20 at 19:45 +0200, Mike Dupont wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 7:19 PM, BRM <bm_witness@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > ----- Original Message ----
> >
> > > From: Drew Jensen <drew@baseanswers.com>
> > > On Wed, 2010-10-20 at 16:57 +0200, Gianluca Turconi wrote:
> > > > Il 20/10/2010  16.36, Mike Dupont ha scritto:
> > > > > 1. what will it cost if you have to  rewrite the authors code and all
> > > > > derived works.
> > > > > 2.  what if you just remove the code
> > > >
> > > > Contributions are not only  code. There are a lot of intangibles.
> > > >
> > > > Marketing, lobbying and  advocating work are some examples.
> > >
> > > Please let us not expand what defines  contribution.
> > >
> > > Lobbying should not IMO garner  admittance.
> > >
> > > Advocating should not.
>
> You can define contribution as documents or commits to a repository or
> wiki, or recruiting of new members to a team, you can define karma
> like ubuntu lauchpad does.
>
> I have done alot of advocating and promoting of OOO in Kosovo, 

Hello Mike,

Ok - let's try to refine this.


> trying to find translators and also aquiring the source code of the 2.0
> translation. 

That is actively working on the project, IMO.


> I have also spent ... time on events and meetings. 

That is actively working on the project, per the definition at the wiki
page.


> Right now we are looking at the huge task of translation from version
> 2, and I have to say, it is just too big, we need a smaller set of
> strings and an easier way to get members to contribute.
>
> To  be honest, a facebook app would be the best way to get people to
> contribute, 

Here is an interesting one - let's say that you did not actively work on
translations (yet) and you have not started working at the booth in
fairs and expos (yet..:) - but you started with your own initiative by
creating a Facebook app, in fact let's pull that down a notch and say
that you have started a FB fan page which is focused on LibreOffice, and
you have dutifully worked that fan page for some period of time. ( let's
say 6 months)

Now you come and ask for membership - I would say that is probably not
enough for me to agree, but it would be a factor I would consider, if
you where doing other things also.

Just some thoughts on that.

Drew


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